Faculty Profile - Georgie Harrison

Georgie Harrison has been teaching biology courses at NIC since 2006, following teaching appointments at Vancouver Island University and the University of British Columbia. She completed her M.Sc. degree at the University of Northern British Columbia where she studied the ecology of mountain goats in northwest Alberta.

Georgie’s academic training and research experience has focused on wildlife and the ecosystems that support wildlife populations. Before pursuing a teaching career, she was a research biologist and studied a variety of terrestrial species — everything from deer mice to grizzly bears!

In addition to her research work in BC, Georgie has provided guidance and field assistance to research projects in California, Europe and remote areas of Argentina, Botswana, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Laos.

Research remains an important part of Georgie’s career and she continues to participate in research projects both locally and abroad. She strives to integrate research components into her courses and provide opportunities for her students to engage in applied research activities. A prime example is her current involvement with Comox Valley Project Watershed on the organization's forage fish research project, which resulted in volunteer opportunities for eight NIC biology students. Georgie also continues to support students pursuing NIC’s BIO-250 (Directed Independent Studies in Biology) course.